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[Music] Good morning from Yahoo Finance's New York City headquarters studios. I'm Yao Finance executive editor Brian Sazi. You are watching Norwegian Cruise Line sailing into the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell.Arc Best getting things underway over at the NASDAQ. Now, the rosecolored glasses remain on for investors to start the week, but maybe they shouldn't be when taking a look at the potential minefields out there over the next 5 days of trading. Government shutdown could happen on Octob ...

Updated 8:54 am EST to reflect the $55 billion leveraged buyout. Video-gaming giant Electronic Arts’  (EA) year just got even better. Shares of the video-gaming juggernaut have quietly outperformed into fall, up nearly 32% year-to-date, 33% over six months, and a superb 12% in the past month alone, before Friday’s fireworks. For those unfamiliar, EA makes and publishes some of the biggest entertainment franchises. Founded in 1982, the Redwood City–based publisher is behind: EA Sports FC (formerly FIFA) ...

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Welcome to Yahoo Finance's flagship show, The Morning Brief. I'm Julie Hyman. Let's get to the three things you need to know today.First up, US stock futures kicking off the week in positive territory. Investors are looking ahead to a busy week of data and Fed speak. Key events include Tuesday's Jolt report, which is expected to show a decline in job openings, and Friday's non-farm payroll sprint, but the latter report could be delayed if the government shuts down.And speaking of which, the clock is ticking ...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today.Gold SoarsPlease click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD).Note the following:The chart shows gold is soaring to a new high.The chart shows zone 1 (resistance) is the magnet.The chart shows zone 2 (support) is not far below.RSI on the chart shows gold is overbought and vulnerable to a pullback.  More importantly, RSI is showing a divergence.  A divergence often foretells a pullback unless there is macro news.Prudent investors should ...

A rush of big, bold mergers and acquisitions is lifting dealmakers in an otherwise slower-than-expected market for getting transactions off the ground.Global deal values have topped $1 trillion in a third quarter for only the second time on record, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, thanks to transactions like Monday’s roughly $55 billion take-private of video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. by a consortium including Silver Lake Management. It means values are now up 27% at around $3 trillion for the ...

U.S. stocks are rising and clawing back some of their losses from late last week. The S&P 500 added 0.4% in early trading Monday, coming off its first losing week in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 29 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.6%. All three are near their all-time highs set a week ago. Electronic Arts climbed after the video-game maker confirmed rumors it would be taken private in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms. A ke ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, PLLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to an investor group (“the Group”) comprised of PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Background: On September 28, 2025, Electronic Arts entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which the Com ...

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) are up 4.9% to trade at $202.85 at last check, after the videogame concern etched a take-private deal with Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners worth $55 billion. The agreement will pay out shareholders $210 per share in cash. In response, EA surged to a record high of $203.75 right out of the gateToday's surge comes just after the shares toppled resistance at the $180 level Friday, marking its best single-day percentage pop sin ...